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Mount Kenya University Newsletter: Issue no. 004 [PDF]

, 2013
Mount Kenya University has sought accreditation in the United States of America in a bid to get international exposure for its students and faculty.
Mount Kenya University
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Characterization of COVID-19 cases in the formal and informal settlements in Dagoretti sub-county Kenya, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: COVID-19 posed a serious public health threat to all ages. In Kenya, it was first detected on March 13, 2020, in its capital - Nairobi, which remained the epicenter of the disease thereafter. Dagoretti is one area that has both formal and
Florence Wanjiru Mugo, Ahmed Abade Mohamed, Peter Kabetu Njenga, Maurice Owiny, Fredrick Odhiambo   +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Navigating platform work through solidarity and hustling: the case of ride-hailing drivers in Nairobi, Kenya

Online Media and Global Communication
Scholarship about worker precarity, economic insecurity, and individualized risk in platform work tends to ignore that these trends are common features of informal economies in countries like Kenya, which has a culture of hustling rooted in economic ...
Ekdale Brian, Aidoo Ebenezer
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Development of the Primary and Secondary Education System in the Republic of Kenya (1963–2022) [PDF]

Ученые записки Института Африки Российской академии наук
The article is devoted to the study of the development of the education system in the Republic of Kenya from 1963 to 2022. In a rapidly changing world and growing social demands, the country’s education system has undergone significant changes.
RAKHMATULLIN Shamil Damirovich
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Treatment of Kenya’s Internet Service Providers (ISPs) under the Kenya Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The African Journal of Information and Communication, 2019
Kenya’s Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2017, is nearing its final stage of consideration by Parliament. In this article, we provide a review of the Bill’s provisions in respect of its treatment of internet intermediaries, specifically internet service ...
John Walubengo, Mercy Mutemi
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
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Reduced mother-to-child transmission rates of HIV between 2017 and 2020 in Kenya. What changed?

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: In 205 health facilities, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rates were reduced from 7.4% to 2.1% between 2017 and 2020, respectively. Aim: To determine characteristics that potentially correlate to the
Justin Mandala, Linda Muyumbu, Gwyneth Austin, Everline Ashiono, Kayla Stankevitz, Moses Bateganya, Otto Chabikuli   +6 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
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